100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups – Week#66

The prompt chose itself this week.

…. the silence was deafening…..

As usual you have 100 words to add to the 4 above making a total of 104. Make your entries suitable for a PG certificate as I’m hoping to do a joint prompt with the children soon and it is good to practice!

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Here is my story:

The silence was deafening when my grade school math teacher called on me. I was not a mathematical person and everyone in the room knew it except her. My nose was six inches from the black board, the chalk in my hand inert, as I stared at the problem she had written. Was it written in Chinese characters? I was frozen with fear. All of a sudden my forehead was bouncing off the blackboard. She had pushed the back of my head to prompt some action from the chalk. My eyes welled with tears. I returned to my desk; she called her next victim.

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The flame flickered before and she had stared at it for a few seconds. She saw nothing unusual so she went back to reading. This time she distinctly heard a pfft. She snapped her head around to the candle. The flame was upright and steady. She would never finish the book this way so she left the bed and turned on the overhead light. She did a full inspection of her room; nothing. She settled back in and just before turning that same page…PFFT. It was louder this time and continuously flickering. She looked down at the book and knew.

I hate my name. Who, but my mom, would name their kid after a piece of jewelry? I mean, when was the last time you met anyone name emerald, or sapphire or diamond. Ruby is a stupid name. I guess I’m lucky, Mom could have named me after vegetables like spinach, or broccoli or….brussel sprout! When I have kids I’m going to name them after bugs. “Good morning Earthworm, are you ready for a diaper change?” or “Mosquito don’t forget your lunchbox!” That’ll teach her. When Mom asks me why I called her grandkids after bugs I’ll say “Because I like bugs Gramma Ruby!”

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The prompt for this 100 Word Challenge is “…I’m exhausted. Close the door behind you…”

Here is my offering, taken from a dream I had as a five or six-year-old girl, who was sick of her big sister not sharing:
“Mom!” I screeched, crashing through the back door. “Angel, I’m exhausted. Shut the door behind you,” said my mother of seven. “Mom, Helena wouldn’t let me push her doll carriage. We went to Clancy’s to buy candy with the nickels you gave us. I was mad so I wished a giant would come and take her away. All of a sudden the floor started shaking. Helena ran outside to see what it was. I told her not to go. Then I saw a huge giant hand reach down and grab her. All I could think to say was, ‘Wait, you forgot her doll carriage!’ I’m sorry mommy!”